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The Everything Candlemaking Book: Create Homemade Candles in House-Warming Colors, Interesting Shapes, and Appealing Scents (Everything Series)

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M.J. Abadie's The Everything Candlemaking Book lives up to its name with all the facts, how-to instructions, tips, safety precautions, and much more needed to embark on the creative and satisfying art of making one's own candles whether just for fun or for practical use. From the history of candlemaking, to step-by-step instructions on getting started, to making candles for holidays and special occasions, to using intricate techniques such as applique to ornament candles, to recommendations for tools and supplies, to using unique containers, to incorporating candles into rituals, to adding scents and other personal touches, The Everything Candlemaking Book is a first-rate instructional reference for anyone ready to roll up their sleeves and enjoy a unique and rewarding activity.

I will agree that this book has a wealth of information, such as history and useage of candles, along with good descriptions of the types of candles, etc. But what it lacked was good pictures showing step by step processes of candlemaking. It described a lot of things in text, but I am a picture person. Also I didn't find anything about Soy candles. Anyway, I was a bit disappointed due to the lack of pictures.

The Everything Candlemaking Book: Create Homemade Candles in House-Warming Colors, Interesting Shapes, and Appealing Scents (Everything Series)

This is a great book! I picked it up and learned a lot about the history of candles, which really intrigued me. When she talks about how they were used for warmth, light, and fragrance in the time before electricity, I was enriched with a deeper knowledge of candles. I was also intrigued when she talked about their spiritual/religious significance and how they are viewed by various religions. I have always wondered about that sort of thing.

The recipes/directions for making different kinds of candles (rolled, tapers, pillars, containers, etc) is pretty clear. She also gives you tips on some common tools that you need (skewers for puncturing air bubbles, lollipop sticks for immobilizing the wicks, etc) and how she gets them very cheaply (She shops second hand stores, garage sales, and discount stores for most of her supplies!).

I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is a beginner all the way through novice (she has a lot of tricks for making the most complex things with her candles).

The author had alot of info in the book but I wonder where she got it from. She didn't even know what a hurricane was...she called it "making glow-through candles". wow! Not a hurricane or a luminary as its commonly known as. I think this is not going to be a useful book.

wanting to learn how to make candles, i found this boook most helpful. i'd certainly reccommend it, and gladly do business with these guys again.

I read this book from front to back. There is a whole lot of information about candles and how it came to be. I enjoyed reading it.

I can't figure out what the audience for this book is. Someone with no candle making experience would have a difficult time starting using this book. On the other side someone with even moderate experience would not learn anything from it.

The only audience I can see finding this book useful is someone who has no interest in making candles but just wants to learn about candle making. So by all means if you want to read about candle making and not do it, get this book.

On top of this it is a tedious read. I kept plowing through it thinking at some point there would be useful information. I got to the end and found I was mistaken.

THIS IS A GREAT BOOK FOR ANY CANDLEMAKER. THIS IS ALSO A GREAT BOOK FOR A BEGINNER.